Hen23's Journal~Goodbye

[Denim Deb]

Hmmm, I went for spearmint, peppermint, oats and honey, acai berry. Food!!

So, if someone wants to wash your mouth out w/soap, it won't be a problem?

 

[Henrietta23]

Hmmm, I went for spearmint, peppermint, oats and honey, acai berry. Food!!

So, if someone wants to wash your mouth out w/soap, it won't be a problem?

LOL, hmmm, the lye might be.... but my breath will be minty fresh!

 

[BarredBuff]

When are your chicks do?

 

[glenolam]

One of my favorite scents is anise! I bought some from a friend who was making soap a few years back but she stopped selling it. Heavenly!!

Just ordered Anise and Patchouli! I'll make some this weekend; it won't be ready for the next show on 4/2/11 but I'll let you know as soon as it is.

 

[Henrietta23]

It's okay, I think I have 45 places to be that day and DS's birthday is the next day!
Chicks are due the week of the 27th!! Wheeeeeeee! That's next week!!

 

[Henrietta23]

Life marches on, not much to report. Work is work. DS has had his 3rd riding lesson and is completely into it. He was "posting" yesterday. Everyone seems to be impressed with his focus and how quick he seems to learn things. He is concerned because the pony he's been riding is for sale. He's already attached to him. He knows better than to even ask about buying him ourselves though. I have run into one problem. There's this woman I used to work with 2 years ago at another school. She seemed to be mostly a nice person but every now and then I get these little warning signals that she's not all she seems. She tends to share TMI. She gossips quite a bit. She and her daughter ride at the farm where DS is riding. I knew this going in and hesitated to even look into this farm because I just had a hunch that there could be issues. It's difficult to explain but she's someone I just always felt I needed to not get too close to, even though we could have friendly conversation at work, etc. Anyway, the woman who owns the farm asked if she could talk to me in private at the end of yesterday's lesson. She was worried because this other woman told her that I had complained to her about the more experienced students helping DS at various times during his lessons. Which they have been. And I see nothing wrong with that. The owner is his instructor and she gives him his lesson. When the lesson is done he's been able to ride the pony longer with one of the girls walking along side and they will help remind him to keep his heels down, or what to say to the pony. And I certainly have not complained about it to anyone, especially not someone like this woman! Luckily the owner has known her even longer than I have and has seen her do things like this before so we talked it out and she is confident that if I have any questions or issues I will come straight to her. Apparently what was said was very vague but planted just a seed of doubt in the owner's mind and she had to check in with me. Good thing she did! She asked that I not say anything to the other person so I won't but when I saw her picking up her daughter at school today I really wanted to ask her why she would do such a thing! I'm really not sure what her motivation is.
Guess there was something to report after all!
And DS's paddock boots with appropriate heels arrived in the mail before we went to his lesson yesterday. They were scuffed and dirty before they even came in my house. We took them out of the mailbox and he put them on in the car on the way to the farm.

I think we are replacing my computer on Friday! Finally! We got our state tax refund so it will cover that.

Chicks come next week. What do I want? Two Dominiques and two Delawares or 2 of one and one of the other? One of each? I keep thinking I only want 3 total so I will have 18 hens.

And I'm really envious of all the milk some of you are getting. Donki is down to 2 cups a day. Not even enough to make cheese and yogurt. It's enough for DS to drink but not much else. I find myself checking Craigslist for does in milk to add to the flock but I know I really can't. I just have to be patient and breed Daisy next year. The way Donki is hopping around lately I think maybe she could handle carrying a kid.
Thomas is looking much better. Aside from a greyish wad of cobweb still stuck to his broken scur he has almost no blood stains on him anymore. I don't know if the does are cleaning him off when they're lying in the barn at night or what, but it's soooo much better than it was Friday!

Haven't done any sewing lately but I started yet another knitting project. I was at the yarn shop for a group knitting event. They were passing around a pattern that one of the local knitters had designed and was selling. She was making a donation from every sale to Japan. I couldn't resist. It's really pretty shawl with a lace edge and a wave pattern. It's not really all that complicated though I haven't reached the lace part yet. I'm using a yarn dyed by a local woman. I'm not sure if she spins it too. It's merino, cashmere and silk blend, fingering weight. Variegated colors from teal to purple to orange and olive green. Fun to work with!

That's about it here.

 

[Farmfresh]

There are other options other than "buying" a pony. You might discuss a short term lease. We have had people on a number of occasions lease a certain horse to use for lessons over the next year or even several months.

A lease of this kind usually consists of the leasee paying a portion of the ponies board and up keep, while the pony remains living at the current farm. It puts potential sale on hold while helping the owner with costs.

Just throwing a thought out there.

 

[glenolam]

I know someone like that woman....

Her objective isn't really to hurt anyone specifically, but more to stir the pot and create drama so she can feel like she's in the know. People like that need and crave the attention. Bummer.

It looks like I'm going to have to wait until next year to really get some milk too. Fudgie and Opi have teeny udders - I'm HOPING with all my might that when Opi's kids go in a few weeks she'll fill up big time and help me out. I'll start taping Fudgie in about two weeks as well to sorta speed up weaning and hopefully get more milk from her, too.

But with these two new Saanans coming I definitely won't have to deal with FF udders so I'm super excited and can't wait to breed them!

 

[keljonma]

Haven't done any sewing lately but I started yet another knitting project. I was at the yarn shop for a group knitting event. They were passing around a pattern that one of the local knitters had designed and was selling. She was making a donation from every sale to Japan. I couldn't resist. It's really pretty shawl with a lace edge and a wave pattern. It's not really all that complicated though I haven't reached the lace part yet. I'm using a yarn dyed by a local woman. I'm not sure if she spins it too. It's merino, cashmere and silk blend, fingering weight. Variegated colors from teal to purple to orange and olive green. Fun to work with! That's about it here.

That shawl sounds like it is going to be beautiful, so don't forget to post some pics when you are done!

 

[keljonma]

I heard from a friend yesterday that Hartford schools have or are going to "release" all their teachers and rehire only the ones truly required. How bizarre is that? Do you see this will be a continuing trend in your state?

Here in Ohio, the education system is a big mess.